Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru
Peru: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 83.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
83.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
37th
of 160 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2019
All-time low
83.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 83.0% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.
That places Peru 37th out of 160 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 84.8% | — |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -3.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 83.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.3%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 83.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.6%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.8% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.0% | 85.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru was 83.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the beach (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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